Chandelier



Dec. 31, I929. L. c. DOANE ET AL 1,741,408

CHANDELIER Filed Feb. 25, 192

ATTORNEY Patented Dec. 31, 1929 UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE LEROY o. DOANE AND ALBERT B. MEGBAW', F MERIDEN, CONNECTICUT, ASSIGNORS TO THE MILLER COMPANY, OF IVIER-IDEN, CONNECTICUT, A CORPORATION OF CON- NECTICUT CHANDELIER The present invention relates to chandeliers and is more particularly directed toward chandeliers made up out of hollow tubing through which the wiring is passed to the 6 lamp sockets carried at the outer ends of the tubing.

An object of the present invention is to produce a chandelier made up of hollow tubing which may be readily assembled either at .10 the factory or by the fixture dealer. According to the present invention, a number of tubes which may form the arms of a chandelier, are brought close together along the axis of a chandelier and are securely held in place by locking means carried on a small central stem about which the tubular chandelier arms are arranged. a

A further object of the invention is to provide means for locking the tubular arms to gether for effectively preventing them from twisting about on their axes.

The accompanying drawings show, for purposes of illustrating the invention, two of the many possible embodiments in which it may J take form, itbeing understood that the drawings are illustrative of the invention rather than limiting the same.

In these drawings:

Figure 1 is an elevational view with parts in section showing a chandelier;

Figure 2 is an enlarged sectional view of According to the form of invention illustrated in Figures 1, 2 and 3, the chandelier is supported on a loop 10 into which is threaded a short nipple 11. This nipple is threaded into a hickey 12 which in turn is threaded onto the upper end of a length of pipe 13.-

T he pipe 13 is passed through a hole in a small body casting or distributor 14 having a splicing chamber 15 which opens toward the top of the casting. The splicing chamber is covered by a stamping or spinning 16 against which the loop 10 is threaded. A number of chandelier arms 17 are disposed about the pipe. These chandelier arms are made out of tubing which may be of any desired configuration. For. simplicity, it is shown in Figure 3 as being of oval cross section. The upper ends 18 of these chandelier arms extend into recesses provided in the lower face of the body casting 14L. 1 The recesses are pref.- erably of the same cross section as the tubing but do not extend through to the splicing chamber 15. Smaller diameter holes 19 are drilled in through the body casting in line with the center of the recesses 18' so that the tubular chandelier arms are in communication with the splicing chamber 15 and wires may pass from the splicing chamber to the lamps.

The lower end of the pipe 13 is, as here shown, threaded into a coupling member 20' onto which a disk 21 is clamped by means of an ornamental stem 22. This disk 21 has a number of prongs 23 which are bent upwardly as indicated in Figure 2 and passed through holes in the side walls of the tubular arms 17 The chandelier made up as in Figures 1, 2 and 3, may be readily assembled in the following manner. The ornamental stem 22, disk 21, coupling member 20 and pipe or tube 13 are coupled together. The chandelier arms are then hooked over the prongs 23 on the disk 21 and the distributor casting 14: is passed down onto the upper end ofthe pipe 13, the upper ends 18 of the chandelier arms passing into the corresponding the lower face of the distributor casting. V The hickey 12 is then threaded onto the upper end of the pipe 13 and is brought tight against the distributor casting so as to clamp the parts in place. The wires may enter the fixture through the loop 10, nipple 11, hickey 12 into the splicing chamber formed in the distributor 14. The wires may then pass through the holes 19 into the tubular chandelier arms and to the sockets at the end of the arms. The prongs 23 extend only a short distance into the chandelier arms and do not interfere with passing the wires through the tubing. The fixture may be assembled and. 1

wiredat the factory or may be shipped in a recesses in w knocked down condition and assembled by the purchaser.

According to the form of invention illustrated in Figures 4 and 5, the chandelier arms 30, of which only fragments are shown, pass through two disks or washers 31 and 32. The lower washer 32 is carried on top of an ornamental stem 33 and surrounds a central piece of pipe 34 threaded into the stem 33. A spacing tube 35 is arranged outside the pipe 3 and between the washers 31 and 32. A split washer 36 is passed down over the upper end 37 of the pipe 34: and a clamping nut 38 is arranged above the split washer to force it downwardly. The upper ends of the tubular chandelier arms are slitted at the sides as indicated at 39 to receive the outer edge 40 of the washer 37.

WVhen the nut 38 is tightened down under the washer, the washer is forced to expand and engage more tightly these holes or slots in the tubular chandelier arms, thereby holding them more tightly in place. It will be obvious that the arms will be securely held and cannot turn or twist out of place. If desired, the upper end of the pipe 34 may be provided with a wire-way slot 41 to facilitate wiring the fixture. The upper end of the assemblage as shown in Figure 4 may be inclosed in a splicing chamber in any suitable manner and the wires passed down through the tubular chandelier arms 30 to supply the current to the lights.

It is obvious that the invention may be embodied in many forms and constructions within the scope of the claims, and we wish it to be understood that the particular forms shown are but a few of the many forms. Various modifications and changes being possible, we do not otherwise limit ourselves in any way with respect thereto.

What is claimed is:

1. A chandelier comprising a distributor having a central aperture, a plurality of holes for lead wires arranged about the aperture,

and recesses in the underside of the distributor communicating with the wire holes, a plurality of chandelier arms having their upper ends entering the recesses, a stem passing through the central aperture, means carried by the lower part of the stem to engage the arms, and a nut on the upper part of the stem for clamping the distributor against the arms.

2. A chandelier comprising a distributor having a central aperture, a plurality of holes for lead wires arranged about the aperture, and recesses in the underside of the distributor communicating with the wire holes, a plurality of chandelier arms having their upper ends entering the recesses, a stem passing through the central aperture, a plurality of projections on the lower part of the stem, the projections entering apertures in the chandelier arms, and a nut threaded onto the upper part of the stem for clamping the distributor against the arms.

3. A chandelier comprising a cup-shaped distributor having a central aperture and a plurality of holes for lead wires arranged about the aperture, and recesses in the lower face of the distributor communicating with the wire holes, a central stem passing through the aperture, a plurality of projections on the lower end of the stem, a plurality of tubular chandelier arms having holes through which the projections pass, the upper ends of the arms being in the recesses, and a hickey threaded onto the stem for clamping the distributor against the arms.

4. A chandelier comprising a cup-shaped distributor having a central aperture and a plurality of holes for lead wires arranged about the aperture, and recesses in the lower face of the distributor communicating with the wire holes, a central stem passing through the aperture, a plurality of projections on the lower end of the stem, a plurality of tubular chandelier arms having holes through which the projections pass, the upper endsof the arms being in the recesses, a hickey threaded onto the stem for clamping the distributoragainst the arms, a nipple threaded into the upper end of the hickey, a loop threaded onto the nipple, and a cover member between the loop and distributor.

Signed at Meriden, in the county of New Haven and State of Connecticut, this 23rd day of February, 1927.

LEROY C. DOANE. ALBERT B. MEGRAV. 

